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Pakistan vs Afghanistan LIVE: ICC Cricket World Cup result and reaction as minnows earn surprising win

Afghanistan defeat Pakistan by eight wickets to claim second victory of the tournament

Luke Baker
Monday 23 October 2023 19:05 BST
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Pakistan’s up-and-down Cricket World Cup campaign continued today as they were beaten by Afghanistan in Chennai. Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat first but his team failed to assert their dominance on the associate nation.

Afghanistan’s quartet of spin options restricted Pakistan to ones and twos while continuously taking wickets through the middle of the innings. Babar scored a fine 74 and some late innings hitting from Shadab Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed took the team to 282-7 at the halfway stage.

It seemed to be a challenging total but the Afghanistan batters made light work of it. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran put on 130 for the first wicket with both openers scoring over 50 before being dismissed. Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi then combined through the middle overs, taking advantage of loose bowling and poor fielding to guide the team over the line with an over to spare.

Relive the updates from Chennai plus get the latest Cricket World Cup odds and tips right here:

Pakistan vs Afghanistan

8.4

Azmatullah Omarzai to Abdullah Shafique. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.

23 October 2023 10:08

Pakistan vs Afghanistan

8.3

Azmatullah Omarzai to Imam ul-Haq. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Zurmatai.

23 October 2023 10:07

Pakistan vs Afghanistan

8.2

Azmatullah Omarzai to Abdullah Shafique. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Khan.

23 October 2023 10:06

Pakistan vs Afghanistan

8.1

Azmatullah Omarzai to Abdullah Shafique. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Murid.

23 October 2023 10:06

Pakistan vs Afghanistan

7.6

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam ul-Haq. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

23 October 2023 10:04

Pakistan vs Afghanistan

7.5

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Abdullah Shafique. Googly back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Gurbaz.

23 October 2023 10:03

Pakistan vs Afghanistan

7.3

SIX! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Abdullah Shafique. Googly length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

23 October 2023 10:02

Pakistan vs Afghanistan

7.2

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Abdullah Shafique. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

23 October 2023 10:02

Pakistan vs Afghanistan

7.1

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Imam ul-Haq. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.

23 October 2023 10:01

Pakistan vs Afghanistan

6.6

Mohammad Nabi to Abdullah Shafique. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

23 October 2023 10:00

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